---
name: "Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Artifact Creature — Scientist"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Undying", "Doctor's companion"]
set: "WHO"
set_name: "Doctor Who"
collector_number: "50"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Yuliya Litvinova"
oracle_id: "81c515b7-9174-4b34-ad07-4144e3dbaaac"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nardole-resourceful-cyborg-who"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Artifact Creature — Scientist
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2
- **Keywords:** Undying, Doctor's companion

## Oracle Text
{T}: Add {U} for each counter on Nardole. Spend this mana only to cast noncreature spells.
Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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3. [Adric, Mathematical Genius](/printing/adric-mathematical-genius-who.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
4. [Romana II](/printing/romana-ii-who.md) — Legendary Creature — Time Lord Scientist
5. [Nyssa of Traken](/printing/nyssa-of-traken-who.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Scientist
6. [Haunted One](/printing/haunted-one-clb.md) — Legendary Enchantment — Background

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Doctor Who (WHO) #50
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Yuliya Litvinova
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`